Tour of the course

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To access the Early ABLES professional learning, 

go to the Department's website at www.education.vic.gov.au

 

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Go to the ‘Early childhood’ section, then 

click the ‘Professional development' link. 

 

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Select the ‘Children with additional needs’ 

category and, under the heading of ‘Disability 

 

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and developmental delay’, scroll to the 

section on ‘Early ABLES’. 

 

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Note down the enrolment key provided, before 

clicking the link to go to the Early ABLES 

 

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professional learning portal. 

 

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To register on this site, click the 'Create 

new account' link. 

 

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Enter the username for your account. 

 

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Your username must not contain spaces or capital 

letters, and must not have a full stop at 

 

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the start or end. 

 

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Next, select a password you would like to 

use. 

 

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Your password must be at least six characters 

in length. 

 

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Then enter your email address twice, before 

entering your first name and surname. 

 

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Then, click the 'Create my new account' button. 

 

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A confirmation email will be sent to the email 

address you specified within 60 seconds asking 

 

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you to confirm that you are the owner of that 

email address and have registered yourself 

 

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on the site. 

 

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This prevents other people from signing up 

to the site using your email address. 

 

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If you do not receive the email, check your 

junk mailbox to confirm if it's there. 

 

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You'll need to open this email and click the 

confirmation link within it, or copy and paste 

 

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the link into your browser. 

 

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The link will expire after seven days. 

 

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When you click the link, you'll be taken to 

the account confirmation screen in the Professional 

 

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Learning Portal which will state that your 

registration has been confirmed. 

 

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From this screen, you can click on the 'Courses' 

button to go to the list of available courses. 

 

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Select the Early ABLES course for Victoria. 

 

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You'll be prompted to enter the 'enrolment 

key' which you noted down earlier, before 

 

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you can enrol in the Early ABLES course. 

 

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Once you've entered the enrolment key, click 

the 'Enrol me' button to enter the course. 

 

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You won’t need to enter this enrolment key 

the next time you login. 

 

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Once you're enrolled, the only thing you will 

see on the Early ABLES course page is a link 

 

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to the pre-course survey. 

 

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You must complete this survey with information 

about your role and your service, and once 

 

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you've done this, you will see the course 

content appear on the page. 

 

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Click the 'Start the course' button to get 

started. 

 

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If you wish to view the professional learning 

in full screen mode, simply click the link 

 

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below it. 

 

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You can navigate through the module using 

the ‘Next’ and ‘Back’ buttons in the 

 

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bottom right corner of the screen. 

 

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To guide you through the module, you'll see 

instructions appear in red along the bottom 

 

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of the screen when it's time to proceed to 

the next slide or complete an activity. 

 

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The content of the module is audio-narrated 

and you can pause and replay the narration 

 

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using the seekbar at the bottom of the screen. 

 

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You'll notice a menu down the left hand side, 

which shows your progress through the module. 

 

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Next to the menu tab, you'll see a transcript 

tab. 

 

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Click this to read the content from the audio 

narration. 

 

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In the top right-hand corner, you'll see a 

'Further reading' link which can take you 

 

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to the sources for the information contained 

in this professional learning, if you are 

 

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interested in finding out more. 

 

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Keep in mind that you don’t need to complete 

the professional learning in one sitting. 

 

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If you’re partway through it, and you return 

to it on the same device, a message will appear 

 

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on your screen that asks if you would like 

to resume from where you left off. 

 

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Click 'Yes' and you’ll be taken to the last 

screen that you viewed. 

 

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At the end of the multimedia content, you'll 

be asked to complete a quiz to demonstrate 

 

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your understanding of the content covered 

in this course. 

 

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To pass the quiz, you'll need to answer all 

questions correctly, however there is no limit 

 

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to the number of times you can attempt the 

quiz. 

 

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Once you have passed the quiz, you'll see 

a link to download your certificate of completion. 

 

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If you have any questions about how to navigate 

the content or experience any issues with 

 

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the Professional Learning Portal, please visit 

the Frequently Asked Questions area on the site 

 

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or contact your Course Administrator 

 

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